Bag-holder.



No. 742,578. I

ilNrrnn Smarts" Patented October 27, 1903.

PAULv BROWN, OF DAYTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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SECIFXCATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 742,578, dated October`27, 1903. Application filed April 26, 190,2..y Serial No. 104,831. (Nomodel.)

To a/L w/wm, it nea/y concer-7e:

Be it known that I, PAUL BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Dayton, in the county of Marshall and .State of South Dakota, haveinvented new and usefulv Improvements in Bag-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved bagholder.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, durable, andeiiicient device which will effectually hold a bag in position toreceive flour, grain, or other material.

A further object is to provide means for automatically cutting oif thesupply of material to be fed into the bag as the bag is released.

Other objects as well as the novel details of construction will bespecifically set forth hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bagholderconstructed in accordance with my invention, showing the bag applied.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bag-holder. Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 4: is a cross-sectional View ofthe same.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a tubular chute which is in the formof a hollow angular body, in which is arranged a hinged bottom orcut-off 2. On one side of the chute is fulcrumed a lever 3, having anupwardlycurved extremity 4f, the eXtreme end of which is secured to aflexible connection 5, which passes through an opening 6 in the side ofthe chute and is connected to the cut-od 2, so that by operating thelever the cut-oft may be actuated.

On opposite sides of the angular chute 1 are arranged rock-shafts 7 and8, carrying downwardly-projecting inwardly-curved tingers 9 atpredetermined distances apart. At one end each rock-shaft is bent orformed with an upwardly-inclined extension or crankarm 10 and 10, saidarms being bent back upon themselves to form elongated hooks 11. Thehooked portions of the arms overlap one another and are secured togetherby means of the hooked end12 of a link connection 13,

which is secured to the curved end of the lever 3 intermediate thepoints of attachment with the ileXible connection and the fulcrum ofsaid lever.

When it is desired to iill the sack,the mouth thereof will be drawn overthe lower end of Vthe chute 1 and the lever will be raised, causing thelink connection to force the cranks of the shafts 6 and 7 downward,thereby throwing the fngers 8 outward. After the mouth of the sack hasbeen adjusted in position the. lever will be lowered, thus raising thecrankarms and forcing the fingers in engagement with the sack and intorecesses 14, formed adjacent the end of each nger. At the same time thefingers are thrown in engagement with the sack the cut-off is released,allowing it to open downwardly by force of gravity, and the sack will beiilled. As soon as said sack is filled the lever will again be raised,cutting off the supply of the material in the chute and releasing thesack, when it can be removed and another sack arranged in its place. Theupper portion of the chute can be made to hold a determined number ofpounds, pecks, or bushels of grain or other material, so that byleveling oft the top of the chute after having closed the cut-oft theexact amount of material therein may be determined. The bag can then bepnt in place, and by opening the chute the contents may be emptied intothe receptacle provided for that purpose.

It will thus be seen that .the device is automatic in its action, therock-shafts andeutoff acting in unison and cooperating automat- `icallyto produce the result desired.

It will thus be seen that I provide a device which is simple inconstruction, durable, and will eciently perform the service for whichit is intended.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

neeted to the chute and having a curved ex- I and opened when thefingers are in position tremity above the fulerum thereof, a link eontoattach a loag,r to the chute. io neeted to the arm and to the curved endof In testimony whereof I aiix my signature the lever, a hinged eut-oiWithin the chute, in presence of two Witnesses.

and a Connection between the eut-off and the l PAUL BROWN. extremity ofthe curved lever, so J[hat by operating the lever the cut-off will beclosed when the fingers are in a releasing position Witnesses:

C. E. GRIMM, ALBERT T. STEWART.

